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NEW FIRST‐AID MEASURES FOR ENVENOMATION; WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BITES BY THE SYDNEY FUNNEL‐WEB SPIDER (ATRAX ROBUSTUS)
Author(s) -
Sutherland Struan K.,
Duncan Alan W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb134931.x
Subject(s) - envenomation , spider , medicine , medical emergency , venom , biology , zoology , ecology
The advantages of the pressure/immobilization technique as the first‐aid measure for envenomation are discussed. The use of arterial tourniquets is no longer recommended in the management of any type of envenomation in Australia.